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The party made resounding comebacks in northern States while Congress secured wins in southern States." title="Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference on the BJP’s win in the Maharashtra Assembly election and the Uttar Pradesh byelections, at the party office in Lucknow. The party made resounding comebacks in northern States while Congress secured wins in southern States." data-device-variant= "LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~PORTRAIT" class="media-object adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%" /></div></a><div class="content"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-by-elections-2024-bjp-north-congress-south-regional-parties-results/article68903132.ece">BYELECTIONS</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-by-elections-2024-bjp-north-congress-south-regional-parties-results/article68903132.ece" title="Updated: November 24, 2024 10:33 IST Published: November 23, 2024 22:33 IST"> The 2024 byelections tell a tale of local might</a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/india-by-elections-2024-bjp-north-congress-south-regional-parties-results/article68903132.ece"> Bucking Lok Sabha election trends, BJP consolidates Hindi heartland and Congress holds firm in southern States while regional parties protect turfs. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/TEAM--FRONTLINE-16592/" class="person-name lnk">TEAM FRONTLINE</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="most-popular-piano-api" class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-12 col-sm-12 col-12"><div id="piano-sec-top"></div></div></div></div><section><div class="container"><div class="row equal-height section-lead-story"><div class=" col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right"></div><div class=" col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right"></div></div></div></section></div></section><section><div class="container"><div class="row equal-height section-lead-story" data-ga-label="Section Page lead stories"><div class=" col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right"><div class="element"><div class=""><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jharkhand-election-results-2024-jmm-alliance-wins-majority-bjp-tribal-strategy-fails/article68902569.ece"><div class="picture storyline"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/fl-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/jqvrl/article68902648.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Supporters%20of%20JMM%20celebrating%20the%20party%E2%80%99s%20win%20" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/jqvrl/article68902648.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Supporters%20of%20JMM%20celebrating%20the%20party%E2%80%99s%20win%20" alt="JMM supporters celebrate the party’s historic victory. JMM-led INDIA alliance won 56 of 81 seats, with JMM alone capturing 34 seats." title="JMM supporters celebrate the party’s historic victory. JMM-led INDIA alliance won 56 of 81 seats, with JMM alone capturing 34 seats." data-device-variant= "LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~PORTRAIT" class="media-object adaptive placeholder lazy" width="100%" height="100%" /></div></a><div class="content"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jharkhand-election-results-2024-jmm-alliance-wins-majority-bjp-tribal-strategy-fails/article68902569.ece">ASSEMBLY ELECTION </a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jharkhand-election-results-2024-jmm-alliance-wins-majority-bjp-tribal-strategy-fails/article68902569.ece" title="Updated: November 23, 2024 21:12 IST Published: November 23, 2024 20:13 IST"> Jharkhand chose welfare over fear mongering</a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/jharkhand-election-results-2024-jmm-alliance-wins-majority-bjp-tribal-strategy-fails/article68902569.ece"> The success of schemes like Maiya Samman Yojana helped the JMM-led alliance break the State’s 24-year jinx of never re-electing an incumbent regime. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Anand-Mishra-20161/" class="person-name lnk">Anand Mishra </a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right tab-no-side-border"><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/priyanka-gandhi-wins-wayanad-bypoll-enters-parliament-first-time-2024/article68902203.ece">PARLIAMENTARY BYELECTION</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/priyanka-gandhi-wins-wayanad-bypoll-enters-parliament-first-time-2024/article68902203.ece" title="Updated: November 23, 2024 20:48 IST Published: November 23, 2024 18:42 IST"> Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Member of Parliament </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/priyanka-gandhi-wins-wayanad-bypoll-enters-parliament-first-time-2024/article68902203.ece"> After a quarter-century in politics, the Congress leader enters Parliament through Wayanad, winning her brother’s vacated seat with a thumping margin. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/R-K--Radhakrishnan-12423/" class="person-name lnk">R.K. Radhakrishnan </a></div></div></div><div class="element"><div class="label politics"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-mahayuti-alliance-historic-victory-bjp-shinde/article68901722.ece">Maharashtra Assembly Election </a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-mahayuti-alliance-historic-victory-bjp-shinde/article68901722.ece" title="Updated: November 23, 2024 20:29 IST Published: November 23, 2024 18:09 IST"> How cash transfers and communal politics propelled Mahayuti’s landslide win in Maharashtra </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-mahayuti-alliance-historic-victory-bjp-shinde/article68901722.ece"> Ladki Bahin scheme’s reach to 2.3 crore women, combined with an aggressive “Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai” campaign, helped the NDA win over 200 seats. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div 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